Originally Posted by derjager
That's an eagle on the Meran badge also isn't it. Guess I had dragons on my mind that day. smile
Bronze and silver badges seem to stand out to normally catch my eye but in the case of the Schlanders badge, it's the gold with oak leaves.

Were the 1944 shoots well attended?

--dj--Joe


I prefer the bronze & silver grades as well.

The shoots were surprisingly well attended considering that during May 1944 when these shoots were taking place the Allies were pushing up through Italy & were on the outskirts of Rome. At the Brixen Kreisschiessen for example 2616 marksmen shot at the KK stand & 1157 marksmen at the full bore stand. 249 Gold with Oakleaf badges were awarded, 236 Gold, 335 Silver & 280 Bronze....

D

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